Song · Alphaville
“Flame” by Alphaville
From the album Salvation (1997)
“Flame” by Alphaville appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1997 on the album Salvation. Its best result is #839 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,566 alternative song of all time.
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"Flame" was one of three singles Alphaville pulled from Salvation, the German synth-pop band's fifth album, in 1997, alongside "Wishful Thinking" and "Soul Messiah". Marian Gold wrote the words, and the music is credited to Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Ricky Echolette, though Echolette had left the band partway through the album's production.
It was a rough stretch all round. Gold and Lloyd were unhappy with how their label promoted the record, none of its singles, "Flame" included, made the German charts, and Salvation turned out to be their last album for Warner/metropolis, as well as the last with Lloyd, who left in 2003. The album found its audience anyway, with the band going back to their synth-pop roots and pumping them full of dance and techno.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1640 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 839 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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